Qin Official

In mid-April, under the leadership of Heifu, Chen Wujiu and the military doctors brainstormed, added details and medical theory, and placed the pamphlet in front of Heifu's case.

The beginning of the entire book is quite similar to the "Legal Questions and Answers" that every civil servant in the Qin Dynasty read. It starts with a conversation that will make anyone suffering from schistosomiasis prick up their ears.

"Question: There is a person suffering from bloating disease. The abdomen is large and the limbs are thin, and the abdomen is as hard as a stone. The shins are swollen when working hard, and the breath is short of stool after eating. This lifelong disease cannot be cured. The patients all die before they reach their forties. What is this disease? ?”

"He said: The disease is called water poisonous poison."

"Q: What is water poison?"

"It is said: Gu refers to the worm in the belly. There are poisonous worms in Nanjun, Changsha, Hengshan, and Yuzhang. When the summer moon is in the water, the worms are so small that they cannot be seen. When people bathe in the water or walk in the water, the worms will stick to their bodies. Attached, it penetrated into the skin..."

In short, the Q\u0026A started with what schistosomiasis is, using a dozen questions to describe the causes, symptoms, and fatalities in an easy-to-understand manner.

Then they began to analyze the cause of the disease, explaining that the poisonous insect is mainly spread along with human and animal feces, so the government requires people not to defecate in the open and not to wash feces buckets in water sources. It is best to mix feces and urine and make compost. It is also necessary to stop drinking unclean water, and to restrain children so that they do not swim or play in infected water.

In short, it is not that the Qin officials are looking for trouble, but to prevent them from being harmed by poisonous insects.

Hei Fu read the book from beginning to end, nodding his head constantly. Sometimes he couldn't help laughing, and smiled at Chen Wu Jiu:

"The painter is good."

There are also some rough paintings on it, depicting the process of schistosomiasis parasitizing the human body. It is said that they were written by Chen Wujiu. It's a pity that Heifu can't build a microscope for the time being, so Chen Wujiu is still dubious about his statement.

But that's not important. This booklet at least explains clearly the "swelling" disease that has plagued southerners for countless generations, and also provides methods for prevention and treatment. It shows that all the laws issued by the government are for the good of Guizhou. I hope that for the sake of their own lives, they will obey.

According to Heifu's suggestion, he also threatened at the end: If you don't pay attention, all the Guizhou leaders, from old to young, will suffer from water poisonous diseases, be harmed by water poisonous insects, and eventually have no descendants...

Cutting off children and grandchildren is the most terrifying curse for the Chinese people. When it comes to this, no matter how big-hearted a fool is, he should be frightened. Even if it is not for himself, he must do it for the sake of his clan and his descendants.

Chen Wujiu was very optimistic about this. He believed that if the government distributed this pamphlet to Li Lu and asked Li Zheng and Tian Dian to teach it, the current situation would be reversed. He smiled and said:

"What I'm worried about is that after learning the truth, no one will dare to go into the water or the fields."

But Hei Fu shook his head: "Knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, and traveling to the tiger mountains, the ignorance of some Guizhou people is far beyond your imagination. In my opinion, it is better to be afraid than to know nothing."

This booklet was influenced by the historical "Barefoot Doctor Textbook". It was a southern version with a dark green cover. Many of the contents were about schistosomiasis. It was a bestseller that was popular across the country at that time. Almost all barefoot doctors had it. One volume.

Its content is very simple, it is a popular science book, problem-centered and clear.

So Heifu recalled the few words he remembered from his previous life when he was reading this book at his maternal grandfather's house when he was a child. He combined it with the characteristics of the Qin Dynasty and compiled this booklet specifically on water poison according to the genre of "Legal Questions and Answers".

This is Heifu's medicine for "ignorance".

How can this medicine be spread to millions of people? But it's a nuisance.

Hygiene common sense in New China was popularized only through the propaganda of countless barefoot doctors in one town after another. But where can Hei Fu find so many doctors? Especially in the south, there are often ten shamans in the countryside, but it is difficult to find a doctor.

Ziying's idea is simple, leave it to the government! Anyway, now every county has begun to use engraving printing to print legal regulations. Hundreds of pamphlets are printed and distributed to every city, so that the county magistrate, the village minister, the pavilion chief, and the local government can publicize them one by one. Just don’t.

This is a good idea, after all, the Qin Dynasty's rule goes deep into the grassroots.

But Heifu shook his head. It was feasible in Nanjun and Yuzhang, but Changsha and Hengshan counties were the hometown of Chu State. In many places, Qin officials could not control the villages and towns at all. Coupled with extremely high tax rates and frequent corvee labor, the head of Guizhou and the government are increasingly antagonistic. Their confrontational mood will make them hateful and easy to become a mere formality.

Ziying felt that Heifu was worrying too much and advised him: "Marquis Changnan, the people should not worry about the beginning but they can succeed with success. The most virtuous people will not be in harmony with the common people, and those who achieve great achievements will not seek help from others! The king and the prince have to worry about the country." If those Guizhou leaders don't appreciate the kindness of the people, they deserve to die."

"If this matter is not made known to the public, what is the difference between doing it and not doing it?"

Heifu believes that people do not need to know too profound knowledge, but they must not be stupid about common sense that is related to life and death. While thinking about it, I happened to hear the sound of soldiers training outside the camp. An idea suddenly came to my mind. I patted my forehead and said with a smile:

"It's like riding a donkey to find a horse. The person who spreads this "Common Sense" is right in front of you!"

…

"Common Sense" was the name Heifu gave to this booklet, and the first people to know it were the thousands of people in the Chuting camp.

According to Heifu's request, each village was given a book. After the daily training, the centenary, village chief or literate military officer would hold the book and read the common sense about water poisonous diseases and prevention methods. Dharma, loudly told the soldiers sitting cross-legged.

Let them understand the reason why the Marquis of Changnan ordered the military camp to be relocated and required the soldiers to drink well water and boiled water and not to defecate anywhere...

Soldiers were often called out by name and recited some hygiene knowledge from primary school students in previous lives:

"Wash your hands before eating and after using the toilet."

"Diseases enter through the mouth."

"Drinking raw water will make you full of worms."

Most of the soldiers in this camp were infected with water poison and malaria, which made it difficult for them to travel. Those with poor health had already died. Those with chronic diseases survived until Heifu and Chen Wujiu arrived. After drinking medicine for a month, they recovered slightly. Things are getting better, and many people have recovered.

After suffering from the pain, the soldiers were very active in learning hygiene knowledge and preventing water poisonous insects, and their gratitude to the Marquis of Changnan became even stronger.

In addition to the soldiers, thousands of local civilians who came to work in the camp were also forcibly dragged in and sat down in rows to listen to the military officials' lectures. Every two civilians will be supervised by a soldier, and they can only eat until they stumble and recite common sense sentences.

Heifu also suddenly had the idea to use these short sentences as patrol commands, so that even the stupidest soldiers and illiterate civilians could blurt them out.

Now, the local husband and wife finally knew what was wrong with their parents and uncles' swelling and early death. Hearing the threat of "extermination of children and grandchildren," everyone sweated profusely. They muttered that after returning home, they must learn the methods in the military camp and never let their children take a sip of raw water again.

Heifu saw that the activities of "promoting civilization and creating hygiene" in the camp were in full swing and was very satisfied. He said to Ziying, Chen Wujiu, Li Cang and others:

"The Art of War has it that if one man learns to fight, teach him to become ten; if ten people learn to fight, teach him to become a hundred; if a hundred people learn to fight, teach him to become a thousand; if a thousand people learn to fight, teach him to become ten thousand; if ten thousand people learn to fight, teach him to become an army .”

"The fighting skills are as good as the common sense. In less than a month, all the soldiers and slaves in the camp will know how terrible the water poisonous disease is. After the war is over and everyone returns to their hometown, they will be able to let the five members of the family know..."

Although this method is a bit slow, it is the most effective. Ziying nodded and silently wrote down everything that happened here. He would write it down in a memorial and send it back to Xianyang for the emperor to see.

Heifu decided to promote this pamphlet to the two to three hundred thousand soldiers and civilians of the Southern Expedition first, and then use them as a medium to pass it on to family members and neighbors, and then slowly spread it to the outside world. Several generations later, and a hundred years later, one day , they will become common knowledge known to everyone in the world!

Let this knowledge be accepted by thousands of households.

Let this land get rid of the plague as soon as possible!

"The Southern Expeditionary Army was more than a conqueror, it was a colonizing team."

Heifu was full of expectations.

"They are still a manifesto, a propaganda team, and a seeder!"

…

"Common Sense" only has one chapter on water poison for the time being. At the end of April, the engraving of this pamphlet was sent to Wuchang Camp, and Du Wei was asked to print hundreds of copies and distribute them to various villages for "study".

"Criticize the cruelty and indifference of the imperial court, and promote the love and justice of the princes..."

Gong Ao remembered what Chen Ping had said to him, so he took matters into his own hands and mysteriously told the village chiefs in Anlu who had become his confidants:

"When preaching this book, be sure to tell your disciples that this is because the Marquis of Changnan loves his soldiers as innocent as a child, and he also thought about the illness and pain of the Nanjun Township Party, so he wrote it, and then let the disciples tell all the soldiers the truth!"

At the same time, Xiao He, who received Heifu's new order, also arrived at Wuchang Camp and started working on the local farmland.

Next to Xiao He, Han Xin, a young man who had been promoted to the rank of chief minister, looked at the Wuchang camp's creation movement with great curiosity...